...I'm pretty sure most/all of these guys announced transfers or leaving way back when. I'm pretty sure that some of them were cut for "we're too crowded" reasons, e.g. Hall, but SI's error here is just noticing now what happened months ago.

If these players didn't actually break some rule, and got cut just because there were too many on the roster, then couldn't they make a big media circus? Tell some reporter that they didn't actually do anything wrong, but got cut anyway.

Which, given the penalties if a player decides to transfer (but nothing happens to the school if they decide not to renew a player's scholarship, aside from giving other coaches ammo for "negative recruiting"), is an absolute crock.

The NCAA needs to put more teeth into the APR thing. If your program's APR drops below the penalty threshold, you should not only lose a scholarship or two but also be forbidden from oversigning for a period of 4-5 years. (Better yet, the NCAA should just outlaw oversigning, period.)

With all the coverage that a big-time program like Alabama gets, you would think this would be a much more publicized issue. Does anyone know how many people they currently have on scholorship with only a week to go before their first fall practice?